A practical guide to legal writing and legal method

Other Authors: Dernbach,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York: Aspen Publishers, 2010.
Edition:4th ed.
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504 0 0 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-488) and index 
505 0 0 |a Rules and policies -- Sources of law -- Case analysis and case briefs -- Precedent and stare decisis -- Understanding legal rules -- Identifying and selecting issues for analysis -- Common law analysis -- Statutory analysis -- Reaching a conclusion -- Organization -- Describing the law -- Explaining the analysis -- Signposting -- Drafting the discussion -- Revising and editing -- Elements of an office memorandum -- The discussion -- Statement of facts for a memorandum -- Questions presented -- Opinion letters -- Elements of a brief -- Structure of an argument -- Persuasive writing -- Point headings -- Statement of facts for a brief -- Briefs to a trial court -- Briefs to an appellate court 
650 0 0 |a Law --   |x Methodology --   |z United States  
650 0 0 |a Law --   |x Language --   |z United States  
650 0 0 |a Legal composition  
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